Migrant workers’ mistreatment by Saudi Arabia remains of global concern amidst systemic abuse and staggering fatality rates in the kingdom’s massive megaprojects. According to estimates, 21,000 migrant laborers have already perished as construction on Saudi Arabia’s centerpiece megacity NEOM, got underway as part of the Vision 2030 plan. This amounts to over 8 fatalities per […]

Saudi Arabia under the leadership of Mohammad Bin Salman has always violated human rights such as through crackdowns on activists, migrant worker abuses, and huge death penalty cases. Despite its controversial record in human rights, the nation has become the chair of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This means that the […]

Many human rights organizations heavily criticized Saudi Arabia’s record that operates in direct opposition to the death penalty and its gross abuses of combined injustices in its legal system. March 2022 perfectly showcased how untenable international action against the death penalty and abuses of human rights had become, especially when 81 men were executed in […]

Despite being accused of corruption, labor exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse of power, a Turkish company that was controversially given the management of Somalia’s international airport through a dubious contract and appears to have involved Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long been opposed to scrutiny. Most recently, the company’s impunity was demonstrated when a […]

At Multan International Airport, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) stopped a human trafficking attempt that was masquerading as an Umrah journey. Five passengers were detained by authorities after being removed from a flight headed for Saudi Arabia. According to an FIA official, the suspects were using Umrah visas and planned to use Saudi Arabia to […]

In 2024, the nation’s migration sector remained mired in corruption and irregularities, continued to rely on Middle Eastern labor markets, particularly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and failed to investigate new labor destinations or reopen the old ones. Up until December 20th of this year, almost 60% of all workers who traveled overseas selected […]

A car crashed into a throng at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, killing at least five people, including a toddler, and injuring more than 200 others. Taleb, a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor, has been taken into custody by German police, who claim he was operating the vehicle. Notably, officials later acknowledged that […]

Speaking at a recent conference in Saudi Arabia, Stephen Carter, CEO of Informa PLC, claims he broke a fundamental rule of his profession. The U.K.-based company Informa creates live events and exhibitions, and it functions best in the background. Speaking at the International MICE Summit earlier this month in Riyadh, Carter stated, “As someone told […]

It was confirmed after the Australian withdrawal that Saudi Arabia would become the host nation of the 2034 FIFA World Cup. This selection of Saudi Arabia was due to its financial power within FIFA and was not surprising. The critics charged Saudi Arabia with the allegation of “sportswashing”. According to opponents the aim of Saudi […]

It should come as no surprise that they won the proposal to host the 2034 World Cup, marking the second time the tournament would take place in the Middle East. The tournament’s ethics, logistics, and format are all flawed, but the human rights aspect is the most significant. People will claim that it’s beneficial for […]